IRISH SWEEP
INCREASES STARTERS. UN ENGLISH RACES. (Received November 26 at 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, November 25. The effect of the Irish Sweepstakes in unduly increasing the fields for the races on which the Sweeps aro held is perturbing racecourse officials. Sporting writers suggest that the Jockey Club should intervene. There will be at least forty-three runners in the Manchester November Handicap, on which the present Irish Sweep is being held. Ten were removed when the final acceptances were received. It is a record field for this race, though it was eclipsed by the sixty-six starters in the Grand National in 1929. There may be 80 horses in the Grand National race in March next, which is an occasion on which there will be an Irish Sweepstake. A number of horses would not have been included in the Manchester November Handicap, but for the Sweep. The large number will result in an unwieldiness of the field, and a preponderating element of luck.
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Grey River Argus, 27 November 1931, Page 5
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161IRISH SWEEP Grey River Argus, 27 November 1931, Page 5
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